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Mitch Perry Report for 4.27.15 — Bruce Jenner’s journey

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A really unusual thing happened this weekend — ABC’s much hyped interview with Bruce Jenner wasn’t terrible. If fact, it was riveting, as the former Olympic hero acknowledged what has hardly been a secret over the past year or so ā€“- heā€™s transitioning to becoming a female. ā€œMy whole life has prepared me for this moment,ā€ Jenner said, adding that he was apprehensive to come out because he didnā€™t want to ā€œdisappointā€ people. It was extraordinary, non-exploitive television, as Jenner…

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Bob Buckhorn battles his first major test as Tampa Mayor

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By any measure, TampaĀ has flourished since its citizens elected Bob Buckhorn to become Mayor in 2011. Saddled with budget deficits in his first couple of years in office, he adroitly put the city’s economy back on solid footing post-recession.Ā There’s been a plethoraĀ of new parks and swimming pools built throughout the city, and an expanded Riverwalk has brought a whole new focus to downtown. Improvements have been made in quality of life issues like code enforcement, adding new street lights to…

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Jane Castor mostly unrepentant as she goes before Tampa City Council on “biking while black” controversy

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Accompanied by three burly members of the Police Benevolent Association, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor went before the City Council this morning for nearly an hour, discussing the issues around the disproportionate number of citations written against black citizens in the city that were exposed in a Tampa Bay Times story last weekend. The charges have prompted Castor and Mayor Bob Buckhorn to call on the Department of Justice to review the department’s performance regarding the citations. But as she…

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Bob Buckhorn responds to Tampa Bay Times story on TPD targeting black bicyclists

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Three days after the Tampa Bay Times‘Ā Ā explosive story that blacks in Tampa are being racially profiled and over-policed by law enforcement, Mayor Bob Buckhorn has finally issued a response. The upshot is that he says the Tampa Police Department will implement a new tracking system to monitor “every traffic stop, ticket, and warning issued, including those for cyclists.” Buckhorn also says all officers will be reminded of appropriate policies and procedures for issuing citations to cyclists, and he and Chief…

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FDOT offers $1 million for feasibility study on expanding Tampa’s streetcar

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The goal of Mayor Bob Buckhorn and other officials in Tampa to make the moribund Tampa Streetcar system a more functional transportation tool for local residents received a boost today, when the Florida Department of Transportation announced they would provide $1 million to facilitate a feasibility study to extend and modernize the system. ā€œI believe that the streetcar can become a meaningful transit option within our urban core,” said Buckhorn. “This planning funding will allow us to explore how best…

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‘Biking while black’ in Tampa story not going away

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The uproar over a Tampa Bay Times report over the weekend that the Tampa Police Department has been targeting low-income black bicyclists over the past decade continues to reverberate, with Chief Jane Castor facing the strongest criticism in her nearly five-year tenure, just weeks before she steps down after a distinguished 30-year career with the department. The story detailed how eight out of 10Ā bike riders stopped in Tampa from 2003 to 2015 were black, meaning theyĀ received 79 percent of the…

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Alex Sink endorses Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

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Former Chief Financial OfficerĀ Alex SinkĀ —Ā Florida’s most recently serving statewide elected Democrat not named Bill NelsonĀ — offered up her endorsement of U.S. Rep.Ā Patrick Murphy onĀ Tuesday. “Florida needs a leader in the U.S. Senate who will combine fiscal responsibility with practical solutions,” saidĀ Sink in a statement.Ā “As our next senator, Patrick will work to strengthen Social Security and Medicare for seniors, empower the middle class, and protect the Everglades. Patrick will be a leader all Floridians can be proud of, and I am…

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